Spencer Fane is proud to announce that the firm earned a total of 380 rankings in the 2027 Best Law Firm rankings from Best Lawyers, including National Tier 1 recognition in 17 practice areas – the firm’s largest Tier 1 showing to date. The rankings represent a more than 20% increase in rankings since the 2026 edition of the publication.
Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Best Lawyers also separately recognizes individual lawyers in the industry. Earlier this year, Best Lawyers honored over 453 firm attorneys.
National Rankings
- Tier 1:
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Tier 2:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Franchise Law
- Health Care Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
- Tier 3:
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Patent
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Regional Rankings
Austin, Texas
- Tier 1:
- Energy Law
- Utilities Law
Columbia, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Government Relations Practice
- Tier 2:
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
Dallas, Texas
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tier 3:
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Tax Law
Denver, Colorado
- Tier 1:
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Law
- Construction Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Insurance
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Environmental Law
- Labor Law – Union
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Tier 3:
- Franchise Law
- Litigation – Health Care
Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Tier 1:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Tier 2:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Transportation Law
Greenville, South Carolina
- Tier 1:
- Litigation – Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tier 2:
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Houston, Texas
- Tier 1:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Family Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mediation
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Patent Law
- Tier 3:
- Arbitration
- Environmental Law
- Trusts and Estates
Kansas City, Kansas
- Tier 1:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Health Care Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Tier 2:
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Tax Law
Kansas City, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Patent Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Tier 2:
- Arbitration
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Construction Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Water Law
Las Vegas, Nevada
- Tier 1:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Tier 3:
- Construction Law
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tier 2:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 3:
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Tax Law
Nashville, Tennessee
- Tier 1:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- DUI / DWI Defense
- Education Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Trademark Law
- Tier 3:
- Financial Services Law
- Insurance Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Patent Law
New York City, New York
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Tier 1:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Tier 3:
- Appellate Practice
- Civil Rights Law
- Insurance Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Trademark Law
Omaha, Nebraska
- Tier 2:
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Phoenix, Arizona
- Tier 1:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Family Law
- Franchise Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Tier 2:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Family Law Mediation
- Leisure and Hospitality Law
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Tier 3:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Securities Regulation
Salt Lake City, Utah
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Water Law
- Tier 2:
- Franchise Law
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – First Amendment
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tier 3:
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Family Law
- Litigation – Patent
San Jose, California
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Tier 2:
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Tier 1:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Tier 2:
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Energy Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Natural Resources Law
- Water Law
- Tier 3:
- Oil and Gas Law
Springfield, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 3:
- Land Use and Zoning Law
St. Louis, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Appellate Practice
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Tier 3:
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Patent
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Patent Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Tampa, Florida
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Tier 2:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Tier 1:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Native American Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Tier 2:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Construction Law
- Gaming Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tier 3:
- Oil and Gas Law
Wichita, Kansas
- Tier 2:
- Public Finance Law